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07-10-08, 10:14
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Another one of Bobs works of art
 c8 dash ready to go (pity the rest of the truck isnt)  Thanks Bob 
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Have a good one  Andrew Custodian of the "Rare and Rusty" 
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07-10-08, 16:59
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Two questions for the Gurus.....
Fantastic job on the restored instrument cluster Bob.....
My question for you Bob....... did they use GMC instrument panels in CMPs..? They are identical in size but slightly different in the visual layout.....? the cab 13 at the Hamilton airport shows a GMC instrument cluster..... Question for David........ Knowing that Ontario was a strong supporter of the "Lord's day Act" and that all drinkning establishments, movie houses, etc. were closed on Sundays .... can you tell from the production records whether GM/Ford were actually producing vehicles on Sunday on June 8th 1941........Any idea when GM ramped up production for the war effort..? Alternatively June 13th was a Friday and June 18th a Wednesday... When looking at the perpetual calendar for Canada in 1941.... I noticed that June 9th, a monday, was shown as a statuary holiday called the "Sovereign's birthday"....... Just curious Bob
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Bob Carriere....B.T.B C15a Cab 11 Hammond, Ontario Canada
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07-10-08, 18:19
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Figures
I can imagine that they were AC instruments? Made by The McKinnon Industries Ltd in St Catherines?
As to production, I cannot recall any evidence of Sunday working. Up until the end of June 1941 Regina were producing vehicles but then went over to munitions solely. However Windsor Transmission Plant and the Motor Plant in Walker Road, and the Oshawa Plant were producing engines, gearboxes and vehicles. Up until February 1942 Oshawa also assembled civilian vehicles. If there is anything about shifts it might be in the newspaper cuttings from THE REGINA LEADER-POST which is all I have that refers to actual working habits. The local Oshawa paper might have details say of accidents which might indicate working days. I can imagine that Sundays were devoted to care and maintenance. That all said I have been asked about production ramping up. Years ago I was treated to Xerox copies of info from McKinnons on engine and CKD production. These are a mine of info if you study then analytically. However I just don't have the time right now as I am blasting out articles for the magazine. That is why I thought I would post decent copies online for all those interested to have a look and see for themselves. The Windsor motor production figures would have included engines for civvy vehicles, for Regina and spares of course, and the CKD production included MCPs as well as CMPs. Anyhow, here are two LARGE files and hope that they help.  http://gmhistory.chevytalk.org/ckdproduction.jpg http://gmhistory.chevytalk.org/motorproduction.jpg
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09-10-08, 11:20
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GMC Instrument Panels
Hi Bob - every Chevrolet panel, a lot of which have come from Chevrolet Blitzs, I have received/restored has been a GMC one. Each one bears the depicted stamp.
Bob
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